RESOURCES
School District of Palm Beach County
Volunteers in Public Schools
www.palmbeachschools.org/pao/volunteers/index.asp
Florida Department of Education
Click on this photo to find helpful ideas and practices on how to increase family involvement in our schools.
U. S. Department of Education
National Education Association
Just Read! Florida for Families
Florida PTA
Family Education Network
www.familyeducationnetwork.com
Health Care District, Palm Beach County
For vision and hearing screenings:
(Click on school health; then click on health screenings)
Family Programs and Services
Recognition
Points of Light Foundation
Heroes in Medicine
www.pbcms.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=pages.him
Prime Time Awards
www.myanswersonaging.org (click on Community Outreach)
Presidential Service Awards
www.presidentialserviceawards.gov
There are many other resources for volunteer recognition, use keywords “volunteer recognition” in your browser to search for other ideas.
Recycling
Resource Depot – (reuse center)
SWA - Solid Waste Authority
Secure the Call – (cell phones)
SP Recycling – (newspapers)
(Click on “locations”)
Earth911 – (“green information”)
Educational
Learning Tools
Live Homework Help
Volunteer-related Organizations
Take Stock in Children
Area Agency on Aging
Foster Grandparents Program
Listen to Children Program
Mental Health Association of Palm Beach County, Inc.
http://www.mhapc.org/ListentoChildren
Literacy Coalition of the Palm Beaches
Speakers
Attorneys
Florida Water Management
Columbia Hospital
School District Policies and Procedures
Drug & Alcohol Free Workplace Program
Equal Employment Opportunity Policy
To Find Bulletins:
Go to employees; then click on Bulletins
Collection Notice of Social Security Number
Volunteer Program information
Click on “Community”
Left Hand Bar – Find “Volunteers”; click on that tab
Back to School Safety Checklist
www.palmbeachschools.org/riskmgmt/safety/index.asp
Identification & Notification of Coordinators
In the top right corner of the school district web page, find the “search” box and type in
“turn your question 2”.
This is not the web search box, but is located on the actual web page.
Acronyms Used in Palm Beach County Schools
www.palmbeachschools.org/community/pdfs/acronyms.pdf
Grants
Use Google – search “grants” or by business name



